Read article: Sizing up nanotubes Transport properties Research update Sizing up nanotubes Scientists have developed the first method to sort carbon nanotubes by size
Read article: LEDs target tumours Optical physics Research update LEDs target tumours Portable scanner could be used for the early detection of breast cancer
Particles and interactions Research update LHC due for 2007 start CERN releases collision schedule for its huge new collider
Read article: New names for Pluto’s moons Telescopes and space missions Research update New names for Pluto’s moons Two small satellites have officially been christened Hydra and Nix
Read article: Chandra solves black hole mystery Telescopes and space missions Research update Chandra solves black hole mystery Measurements reveal that black holes suck in matter magnetically as well as gravitationally
Read article: Single-electron counter breaks new record Transport properties Research update Single-electron counter breaks new record Japanese physicists build most sensitive ammeter to date
Read article: Repulsion binds atoms Ultracold matter Research update Repulsion binds atoms Physicists have created a new type of stable bound state made from two atoms that repel each other
Structure and dynamics Research update Dry ice forms ultrahard glass Carbon dioxide has been found to form an amorphous solid
Read article: New look for nanocomposites Nanomaterials Research update New look for nanocomposites Scientists have combined spider silk with biological silica to make an extremely strong nanomaterial
Nanomaterials Research update Theorists devise world’s smallest fridge Molecular-scale fridge would be powered by thermal fluctuations